King Billy may refer to:
People
Australia
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Jimmy Clements (1847–1927), Wiradjuri elder, also known as "King Billy"
* King Billy of Armidale, NSW, aka King Bobby, Aboriginal leader, grandfather of Frank Archibald, in honour of whom the
Frank Archibald Memorial Lecture Series
The University of New England (UNE) is a public university in Australia with approximately 22,500 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern central New South Wales. UNE was the first ...
was named
* King Billy of Bonny Doon Lorne, Bidjara elder and great-great-grandfather of
Christian Thompson (artist)
Christian Andrew William Thompson (born 1978), also known as Christian Bumbarra Thompson, is a contemporary Australian artist. Of Bidjara heritage on his father's side, his Aboriginal identity has played an important role in his work, which ...
, honoured by his 2010 work ''King Billy''
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King Billy Cokebottle
Louis Beers (23 July 1949 – 26 September 2019) was an Australian comedian who performed under the stage name King Billy Cokebottle. He attracted controversy at his performances by wearing blackface to impersonate an Aboriginal Australian. Beer ...
( 1949–2019), white Australian comedian who wore blackface
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Willem Baa Nip Willem Baa Nip (1836–1885) also known as King Billy, Wormebaneep, William Gore or Billy Wa-wha, was a member of the Wadawurrung ( Wathaurung).
Born in 1836 on the banks of a lagoon believed to be located in central Geelong near what is now Little ...
(1836–1885), also known as King Billy, William Gore or Billy Wa-wha, was a member of the Wathaurung people
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William Lanne
William Lanne (1835 Р3 March 1869), also spelt William Lann̩ and also known as King Billy or William Laney, was an Aboriginal Tasmanian man, known for being the last " full-blooded" Aboriginal man in the colony of Tasmania.
Early lif ...
(c. 1835–1869), last surviving male of the Aboriginal Tasmanian Oyster Cove clan, known as King Billy
United Kingdom
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Billy Bremner (1942-1997), Scottish footballer, often referred to as "King Billy" by supporters
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William III of England
William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic f ...
(1650–1702), informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy"
Other
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King Billy Pine, a species of Athrotaxis
* ''King Billy of Ballarat and Other Stories'' (1892), a series of short stories by
Morley Roberts
Morley Charles Roberts (29 December 1857 – 8 June 1942) was an English novelist and short story writer, best known for ''The Private Life of Henry Maitland''.
Life and work
Roberts was born in London, the son of William Henry Roberts (1831-19 ...
See also
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Billy King (disambiguation)
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King William (disambiguation) King William may refer to:
People
Bimbia
* William I of Bimbia (died before 1878)
* William II of Bimbia (died 1889)
British Isles
* William I of England (c. 1066–1087), better known as William the Conqueror
* William II of England (c. 1087â ...
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